Scores of Anne Arundel County residents descended on Annapolis to participate in a satellite Women's March.

Police shut down Main Street and portions of Church Circle as scores of Anne Arundel County residents descended on Annapolis to participate in a satellite Women's March the day after the inauguration of Donald Trump as president of the United States.

One of 670 worldwide sister marches in support of the larger Women's March on Washington, organizers said about 1,600 people had RSVP'd for the Annapolis event by its start at 11 a.m. Saturday.

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More than 2.5 million people are estimated to have taken part in the marches across the globe, according to the organizers' website. Police could not provide a formal estimate of how many attended the march in Annapolis.

Starting at City Dock, participants held up signs with messages such as "End Rape Culture" and "My Body, My Choice" in response to what they see as a growing majority in Washington that is dismissive or antagonistic toward their push for equality.

Eve Hurwitz, one of the lead organizers and a Democratic candidate for the House of Delegates in District 33, said that while she was encouraged by the size of the crowd, Saturday's march was not the end of the movement.

"Let me tell you something, do not stop," she told the crowd. "This is just the beginning."

The march made its way up Main Street before ending at Lawyer's Mall; all the while its participants chanted slogans such as "normalize love" and "love trumps hate."

At Lawyer's Mall, a number of Annapolis dignitaries gave speeches advocating for more attention to women's rights against the backdrop of Trump's presidency.

Alexus Viegas, a commissioner on the county's Commission for Women and a Ward 7 candidate for City Council, pointed to how women in America earn about 79 percent of men's hourly wages as endemic of larger issues for women in the country's culture.

"Women are more likely to be single parents. They're twice as likely to be in low-wage jobs," she said. "Whenever women are disparaged, whenever women don't have equity, families suffer."

She also called on the crowd to support the Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women, a coalition of women's groups and individuals that advocates for legislation at the state level to support women's rights. This year, they're pushing for legislation to protect women against wage discrimination and to establish mandatory sick leave for all private employees.

"We need to take our seat at the table and not be on the menu," she added.

Del. Mark Chang, D-Glen Burnie, said he'd visited the White House a few months ago to speak with federal officials about women's issues and found what he called "sad statistics."

He said one out of every four women has been affected by domestic violence, and he said it's important that the people packing Lawyer's Mall on a hazy Saturday afternoon continue to push for action that will help resolve longstanding women's issues.

"You have a responsibility to continue this movement," he said. "This is the hope that exists. This is the change that exists."

State Sen. John Astle, D-Annapolis, advocated for those in attendance to call on their representative lawmakers to be prescient to their concerns. Astle announced earlier this month he will run for mayor this year.

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"Your voice has to be heard. Let me just say that elected officials respond to constituents," he said. "And if you're not involved, they're not going to hear your voice."

Much of the outrage among the crowd was directed toward Trump. Signs carried by those in the march targeted him on a number of topics, ranging from his position on climate change to vulgar comments he made about women while being recorded on "Access Hollywood" in 2005.

Lucy McKnight, a 17-year-old from Severna Park, said she hopes the country will truly tackle the wage gap between men and women, adding that she believes that could be the first in a number of dominoes falling in favor of women's rights.

But she added that she's concerned about the new administration and a Republican-led Congress when it comes to LGBT rights. Vice President Mike Pence signed the Religion Freedom Restoration Act into law in 2015 when he was governor of Indiana, and critics have said the measure could allow discrimination against LGBT people.

Of LGBT rights, McKnight said, "I really worry that they're going to suffer over the next four years."

Hurwitz told the crowd that the significance behind wearing the color purple, as she and others did, is "because this is not a partisan movement."

She added that it will be on those gathered to start civil conversations about the issues they feel strongly about so their voices can be heard and respected.